Gallery: Yoga from the ancient to the modern

Yoga comes in many forms. Here is a primer of the more common types.

Ashtanga yoga:

A form of energetic yoga that combines breath with movement. It has a set sequence of poses which are held for a set period of time (five breaths). The set sequence allows practitioners to get into a meditative state and the poses build heat from within the body helping to cleanse, detoxify and strengthen the body while calming the mind.